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$37,264,356

Department of Transportation·Federal Railroad Administration

to PROGRESSIVE RAIL INCORPORATED

WORK BEGAN2025-10-01·LATEST ACTION·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_69A36526421880CRSMN_069
Award description

THE PROJECT WILL COMPLETE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, FINAL DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION AND FOCUS ON KEY SUBDIVISIONS THROUGHOUT EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA, INCLUDING BLOOMINGTON, CANNON FALLS, EAGANDALE, FARIBAULT, ROSEMOUNT AND SAVAGE. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO TARGET RANDOLPH YARD, AIR LAKE INDUSTRIAL PARK, AND NORTHFIELD YARD. THE PROJECT WILL UPGRADE TRACK CLASSIFICATION FROM FRA CLASS I AND EXCEPTED CONDITION TO CLASS II STANDARD INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF TIES, UPGRADING TO CONTINUOUS WELDED RAIL (CWR), AND IMPROVING BALLAST, ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE SURFACING OPERATIONS AND TURNOUT IMPROVEMENTS.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Upgrade freight rail track infrastructure in east-central Minnesota from FRA Class I to Class II standards, including rail replacement and ballast improvements.

Sub-sectors
rail-infrastructuretrack-modernizationfreight-rail
Why this matters

Modernizing aging rail corridors improves freight efficiency and competitiveness of U.S. rail networks against trucking and international logistics.

Supply-chain signal

Demand for continuous welded rail, railroad ties, ballast materials, and turnout components from suppliers serving freight rail modernization.

U.S.–China competition angle

Strengthening domestic freight rail capacity supports U.S. supply chain resilience and reduces reliance on trucking for goods movement.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002358.

Period of performance
Start
2025-10-01
End
2029-03-31
Status
activein 1047 days
Sources

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